Shell’s new Olympus platform now is stationed next to Shell’s Mars platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

Shell’s new Olympus platform now is stationed next to Shell’s Mars platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Shell’s Olympus platform is now stationed at the Mars field in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico.

Shell’s Olympus platform is now stationed at the Mars field in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico.

Photo: Royal Dutch Shell

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Shell’s new Olympus platform is secured near to Shell’s Mars platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

Shell’s new Olympus platform is secured near to Shell’s Mars platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

Photo: Royal Dutch Shell

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Shell’s new Olympus platform is set up next to Shell’s Mars platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

Shell’s new Olympus platform is set up next to Shell’s Mars platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

Photo: Royal Dutch Shell

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The Royal Dutch Shell Plc Olympus tension leg platform (TLP) is seen at dawn as it sets sail from Kiewit Offshore Services in Ingleside, Texas, U.S., on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Olympus, Shell's biggest constructed tension leg platform, started the ten day, 425-mile voyage to Mars B Field in the Gulf of Mexico on July 13. Photographer: Eddie Seal/Bloomberg less

The Royal Dutch Shell Plc Olympus tension leg platform (TLP) is seen at dawn as it sets sail from Kiewit Offshore Services in Ingleside, Texas, U.S., on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Olympus, Shell's biggest ... more

People gather on a dock to watch the Royal Dutch Shell Plc Olympus tension leg platform (TLP) set sail from Kiewit Offshore Services in Port Aransas, Texas, U.S., on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Olympus, Shell's biggest constructed tension leg platform, started the ten day, 425-mile voyage to Mars B Field in the Gulf of Mexico on July 13. Photographer: Eddie Seal/Bloomberg less

People gather on a dock to watch the Royal Dutch Shell Plc Olympus tension leg platform (TLP) set sail from Kiewit Offshore Services in Port Aransas, Texas, U.S., on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Olympus, Shell's ... more

Photo: Eddie Seal, Bloomberg

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A boater passes the Royal Dutch Shell Plc Olympus tension leg platform (TLP) at dawn as it sets sail from Kiewit Offshore Services in Ingleside, Texas, U.S., on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Olympus, Shell's biggest constructed tension leg platform, started the ten day, 425-mile voyage to Mars B Field in the Gulf of Mexico on July 13. Photographer: Eddie Seal/Bloomberg less

The Royal Dutch Shell Plc Olympus tension leg platform (TLP) is seen at dawn as it sets sail from Kiewit Offshore Services in Ingleside, Texas, U.S., on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Olympus, Shell's biggest constructed tension leg platform, started the ten day, 425-mile voyage to Mars B Field in the Gulf of Mexico on July 13. Photographer: Eddie Seal/Bloomberg less

The Royal Dutch Shell Plc Olympus tension leg platform (TLP) is seen at dawn as it sets sail from Kiewit Offshore Services in Ingleside, Texas, U.S., on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Olympus, Shell's biggest ... more

The Royal Dutch Shell Plc Olympus tension leg platform (TLP) is seen at dawn as it sets sail from Kiewit Offshore Services in Ingleside, Texas, U.S., on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Olympus, Shell's biggest constructed tension leg platform, started the ten day, 425-mile voyage to Mars B Field in the Gulf of Mexico on July 13. Photographer: Eddie Seal/Bloomberg less

The Royal Dutch Shell Plc Olympus tension leg platform (TLP) is seen at dawn as it sets sail from Kiewit Offshore Services in Ingleside, Texas, U.S., on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Olympus, Shell's biggest ... more

People gather to watch the Royal Dutch Shell Plc Olympus tension leg platform (TLP) set sail from Kiewit Offshore Services in Port Aransas, Texas, U.S., on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Olympus, Shell's biggest constructed tension leg platform, started the ten day, 425-mile voyage to Mars B Field in the Gulf of Mexico on July 13. Photographer: Eddie Seal/Bloomberg less

People gather to watch the Royal Dutch Shell Plc Olympus tension leg platform (TLP) set sail from Kiewit Offshore Services in Port Aransas, Texas, U.S., on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Olympus, Shell's biggest constructed tension leg platform, started the ten day, 425-mile voyage to Mars B Field in the Gulf of Mexico on July 13. Photographer: Eddie Seal/Bloomberg less

People gather to watch the Royal Dutch Shell Plc Olympus tension leg platform (TLP) set sail from Kiewit Offshore Services in Port Aransas, Texas, U.S., on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Olympus, Shell's biggest constructed tension leg platform, started the ten day, 425-mile voyage to Mars B Field in the Gulf of Mexico on July 13. Photographer: Eddie Seal/Bloomberg less

Shell's Olympus platform, its largest and newest tension leg platform, started its final journey on Sunday, setting sail from Ingleside, Texas for a 425-mile voyage to the Mars B Field in the Gulf of Mexico.

Shell's Olympus platform, its largest and newest tension leg platform, started its final journey on Sunday, setting sail from Ingleside, Texas for a 425-mile voyage to the Mars B Field in the Gulf of Mexico.

Shell's Olympus production platform rises above the Ingleside shipyard near Corpus Christi June 5, 2013. The Olympus is scheduled to be towed later in the summer to Shell's Mars B project 130 miles south of New Orleans. less

Shell's Olympus production platform rises above the Ingleside shipyard near Corpus Christi June 5, 2013. The Olympus is scheduled to be towed later in the summer to Shell's Mars B project 130 miles south of ... more

Everyone gets their own bunk, with a built-in TV and a bathroom on the Shell off-shore drilling platform Olympus at the Kiewit Off-Shore Services site at Ingleside, Texas Wednesday, June 5, 2013. FOR THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE GEORGE TULEY less

Everyone gets their own bunk, with a built-in TV and a bathroom on the Shell off-shore drilling platform Olympus at the Kiewit Off-Shore Services site at Ingleside, Texas Wednesday, June 5, 2013. FOR THE ... more

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Steve Flack, the off-shore installation manager on the Shell drilling platform Olympus, describes the high-tech facilities of the control room at the Kiewit off-shore services facility at Ingleside, Texas Wednesday, June 5, 2013. The Olympus will be connected to Shell offices in New Orleans by fiber optics. less

Steve Flack, the off-shore installation manager on the Shell drilling platform Olympus, describes the high-tech facilities of the control room at the Kiewit off-shore services facility at Ingleside, Texas ... more